Hands-on AI Lead: Production-Ready AI & Automation

Sia; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 129,500 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) matching

Paid parental leave

Generous PTO

Job summary

Sia is seeking an Applied AI Lead for its ETI practice to move AI, automation, and agent-driven workflows from idea to production. You will build, prototype, and ship AI-enabled solutions inside client environments, often integrating modern AI tooling with OT and legacy IT systems.

You will work with AI Transformation Managers and Sia's Data & AI colleagues on live engagements, owning end-to-end technical delivery, testing, and hand-off to client teams, while mentoring juniors and contributing

Qualifications

• 5-8+ years of experience building and shipping software or AI/ML solutions, including production deployment.
• Hands-on experience building with Generative AI: LLMs, AI agents, copilots, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), or workflow automation platforms; you should be able to speak to code you’ve written, not just tools you’ve used.
• Proficiency in Python or another relevant language, plus experience with common AI/ML frameworks and at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Experience integrating AI solutions with existing enterprise systems, data platforms, or industrial/OT environments
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field

Responsibilities

• Design, prototype, and build AI agents, copilots, and automation workflows directly inside client systems
• Write production-quality code to move solutions from pilot to scaled deployment
• Integrate AI tooling with clients' existing data platforms, applications, and, where relevant, operational technology (OT) environments
• Own technical delivery of assigned workstreams end to end, including testing, iteration, and hand-off to client teams
• Partner with AI Transformation Managers to translate business requirements into technical specifications and delivery plans

Skills

Python

Generative AI

LLMs

AI/ML frameworks

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Client communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

OpenAI

LangChain

AWS

Job description

Sia is seeking an Applied AI Lead for its ETI practice to move AI, automation, and agent-driven workflows from idea to production. You will build, prototype, and ship AI-enabled solutions inside client environments, often integrating modern AI tooling with OT and legacy IT systems.

You will work with AI Transformation Managers and Sia's Data & AI colleagues on live engagements, owning end-to-end technical delivery, testing, and hand-off to client teams, while mentoring juniors and contributing